Advertise on podcast: How To Make It In The Music Industry

An artist manager handles the day-to-day business affairs so you can focus on being a musician. Managers do a lot of things, all of which aim to create opportunities for you. They come up with a strategy to steer you in the right direction. Maurice "Moetown" Lee is driven, goal oriented and resourceful business executive with over two decades of experience in the music industry. Responsible for multi-million dollar partnerships and trendsetting radio/media placements while at Priority Records, Warner Brothers Records, Interscope Records, and Nascar (present). Served as a key member of the marketing and promotion team for a diverse array of recording artist including Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and Eightball & MJG. Able to craft successful collaborative relationships with artists, industry leaders, and strategic partners. Dedicated to staying ahead of industry trends and well versed in touring, artist booking and digital distribution standard practices and procedures.

Street teams and paid marketing organizations that display fliers, distribute sample discs, and pump up new albums among friends and scene members, have long been a vital part of record labels' grassroots marketing efforts. Artists are not natural business people, which is why they hire business managers and lawyers to manage the non-creative aspects of their careers. However, most independent artists do not have those kinds of resources at their disposal. As a result, con artists know that they can profit from your hopes and dreams. Lucy Smith, better known as Lucky “The Promo King” hails from Indianapolis and has been in the entertainment business for over 20 years and has a track record for breaking upcoming and top tier artists throughout the mid-west region. During this interview, we give valuable advice and explain why street marketing and digital promotions are crucial to your success and the things all artists should be careful to avoid.

Andre "Dre" Christopher Lyons is a mega-hit producer and songwriter from North Miami, Florida. He is credited with co-producing many hits including The Game and 50 Cent's Grammy-nominated 2005 hit, "Hate It Or Love It", Juvenile's "Rodeo", Ja Rule's "New York", Fat Joe's Grammy-nominated 2016 hit, “All The Way Up", and Lil Wayne's "On Fire". To date, he has sold over 75 million records worldwide. Dre started his record company Epidemic Music in 2004 and signed Kent Jones, in 2016, Epidemic Music released Kent Jones's debut single "Don't Mind" which peaked on the bill board Hot 100 chart at #8 and sold over two million copies. In this podcast, Dre shares his journey and the steps he took that lead to massive success in the music industry.